NetAlertX up to 24.10.11 Setting settings.php savesettings missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetAlertX up to 24.10.11. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is the function savesettings of the file settings.php of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-46506. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NetAlertX up to 24.10.11. Affected by this issue is the function savesettings of the file settings.php of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

NetAlertX 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12 allows unauthenticated command injection via settings update because function=savesettings lacks an authentication requirement, as exploited in the wild in May 2025. This is related to settings.php and util.php.

The advisory is shared for download at rhinosecuritylabs.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-46506 since 09/11/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:settings.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 24.10.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14500). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetAlertX 24.10.12

Timelineinfo

09/11/2024 🔍
05/13/2025 +244 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +13 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rhinosecuritylabs.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-46506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-46506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308720
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 19:50
Updated: 05/26/2025 21:53
Changes: 05/13/2025 19:50 (65), 05/26/2025 21:53 (1)
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